Cobalt Catalysis: Recent Progress and Developments

Dear Colleagues,

Cobalt-based catalysts, either heterogeneous or homogeneous, have been intensively developed since the beginning of the XX century owing to their activity in Fischer–Tropsch and hydroformylation processes. Hence, cobalt catalysts have constituted key materials for humankind’s modern development. Since the new century, myriad novel cobalt-based systems have been explored, leading to the discovery of new catalytic activities previously attributed exclusively to precious metals.

This Special Issue of Catalysts intends to cover recent developments in cobalt catalysis either related to well-known reactions (Fisher–Tropsch, carbonylation, oxidation, hydrodesulfuration), as well as more recently discovered catalytic applications of this metal (de/hydrogenation, hydroaddition, C–C coupling, CH activation, electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, CO₂ utilization, etc.). We would like to give a general overview of the field, including methodology development, mechanistic studies, well-defined homogeneous catalysts advances, and design and characterization of nanostructured catalysts (including nanoparticles, single atoms, MOF, etc.).

 

Dr. Jose R. Cabrero-Antonino
Dr. Rosa Adam
Guest Editors

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